| Why
is parent involvement important? |
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Schools
with the most parent involvement are the most successful. All the
studies say that getting parents involved with their children's education
produces better schools, better test scores, better discipline and
a better work environment for teachers. |
| What
is the School Success Web Content Service? |
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The
School Success Web Content Service puts parent involvement ideas and
articles on your school's website for your students' parents to read.
It updates itself automatically with new ideas every day of the year. |
| What
are the articles about? |
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The
Parent Institute prides itself on being Education's #1 Source for
Family Involvement Information. Each year since 1989, we've surveyed
educators like you to find out what information is the "most
important for parents to know to help their children do better in
school." You've told us what you wish you had the chance to tell
each student's parents, and we've put those ideas on our School Success
Web Content Service. |
| Can
I preview the articles? |
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Yes.
You can preview articles 30 days in advance if you wish—so you know
what parents will be reading and can be absolutely sure that nothing
appears on your website that you don't agree with. |
| I
have a growing Spanish-speaking population. How can I help them? |
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The
School Success Web Content Service is now available in both English
and Spanish so you can give your Spanish-speaking parents the helpful
information too! Reaching your minority parents is so important
to positively influence their child's achievement. Just like the
English version, the Spanish version can be accessed at any time
for parents' reading convenience. |
| What
if not all my students' parents have computers? |
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The
newsletters and flyers you send home are important, but many parents
don't read everything. Today, schools must use every means available
to reach as many parents as possible. Not all parents will have access
to the Internet, but for many of the busiest parents you've been trying
to reach, your website is likely to be the best way to reach them
at work, where they may have computer access and a little time. |
| What
if we don't have a website yet? |
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No
problem. When you subscribe to the service, just check the box next
to "We don't have a website." We'll send you the URL (Internet
address) of a basic Web page for your school that contains the Web
Content service. Click here
for more information. |
| Will
I need to make a new website for my school? |
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No.
The School Success Web Content Service is designed to be a valuable
addition to your existing site. |
| Will
I need additional equipment, memory or staff time? |
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No.
Once you've placed the code we provide you on your school's website
once, the School Success Web Content Service buttons you've inserted
will reference information stored on our computer servers, so you
won't be taking up valuable memory space. The information changes
daily automatically. We do the work, but it's your school's website
that comes off looking very professional. |
| Why
should I pay for a Web content service when there is so much available
on the Internet for free? |
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No
annoying advertising. |
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Our
information is written from the school's point of view on topics
selected by educators to help parents help their
children do better in school. |
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You
can be sure of a trusted source and can preview
the information parents will read up to 30 days in advance.
Since 1989, The Parent Institute has been providing accurate
and reliable parent involvement information for schools to pass
along to parents. Surveys show that more than 10 million
parents a month read Parent Institute materials. |
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Every
page of the online material is personalized with the name of
your school and your name and title
(or other message you choose). You get the credit
for providing helpful information to parents—not some remote
organization trying to produce ad revenue. |
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Most
parents with Internet access will actually check their child's
school website. But they may not be motivated to search
out parent involvement information elsewhere. |
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Parents
stay on your site and come back to it regularly.
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| What
about school/parent privacy? |
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The
School Success Web Content Service was designed to protect school
and parent privacy. Our system tracks basic information about usage
so that we can assess the effectiveness of the content we provide,
and so we can maintain the security of our computer systems. Parents
reading the articles remain anonymous and you can rest assured we
will never sell information about our readers. We have a more
technical explanation available if you would like more detail. |
| How
do I let parents know about this service? |
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As
a free bonus,
we'll send you our special report, "How to make the most effective
use of the School Success Web Content Service." The bonus includes
reproducible articles and advertising-type reminders in English
and/or Spanish depending on the version(s) you purchase. Drop the
articles and advertisements right into your print newsletters and
announcements to encourage parents to visit your website and see
the new parent involvement materials you have waiting for them there. |
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What
if we find the Web service just isn't right for us? |
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Like
all products from The Parent Institute, the School Success Web Content
Service comes with our 100% money-back guarantee of satisfaction:
If you are not completely satisfied at any time, we will cheerfully
refund your money—even if you're in the last month of the service!
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